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- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: June 2006
Even the “foreign” guy can get it right
Often the AP and Reuters photo captions are terribly muddled, since they are often written by non-Catholics or non-English speakers (and a combination of the same). However, in this caption, the writer goet something that some of the bishops meeting … Read More
Another Latin “standing” verb
Don’t miss this one! I read in some blogspot out there some dopey comments about “standing” verbs in Latin in the context of the meeting of bishops at the Millennium in LA (which a quick search showed would cost me … Read More
Cowards
About the upcoming vote by the bishops on the draft translation, I tip my hat to American Papist o{]:¬) for the following predictably muddled AP story: "My big concern is people are going to feel like they’re being jerked around. … Read More
…omnium circumstantium…
Someone asked me about the Latin phrase from the Roman Canon (1st Eucharistic Prayer) "omnium circumstantium". This is one of the points surely to be addressed in the meeting of the bishops as they prepare to vote on the draft … Read More
Corpus Christi
Here are somethings pasted together from past WDTPRS articles on the prayers for Corpus Christi. If you are not into the text, then perhaps you will enjoy the photo I shot last year of the Eucharistic procession for Corpus Christi … Read More
I am shocked…. shocked!
While I tip my biretta to The Cafeteria is Closed o{]:¬) for this pornographic picture, but do you see anything wrong with this? They are violating Redemptionis Sacramentum which clearly states that glass vessels are not to be used! Someone … Read More
Mass in time of war
Today I used the Missa in tempore belli COLLECT:Deus, qui conteris bella,et impugnatores in te sperantiumpotentia tuae defensionis expugnas:auxiliare famulis tuis, implorantibus misericordiam tuam;ut, inimcorum suorum feritate depressa,incessabili te gratiarum actione laudemus. LITERAL VERSION:O God, who obliterates wars,and who by … Read More
13 June: St. Anthony of Padua
COLLECT:Omnipotens sempiterne Deus,qui populo tuo beatum Antoniumpraedicatorem insignem dedisti,eumque in necessitatibus intercessorem,concede, ut, eius auxilio, christianae vitae documenta sectantes,in omnibus adversitatibus te subvenientem sentiamus.This prayer was of new composition for the 1970MR. Whoever worked on it, however, knew his stuff. … Read More
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession o{]:¬) We should… 1) …examine our consciences regularly and thoroughly; 2) …wait our turn in line patiently; 3) …come at the time confessions are scheduled, not a few minutes before … Read More
Augustine on enemies
Listening to some folks crow about the demise of the monstrous Al-Zarqawi made me think. What can be our attitude about enemies? Can we enjoy the death or defeat of an enemy? Must we pray for them? Can we pray … Read More
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